Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Moelis & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.79. Moelis & Company had a return on equity of 38.49% and a net margin of 11.39%.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Moelis & Company from $86.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 target price (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com cut Moelis & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Moelis & Company from $70.00 to $42.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $67.17.

Moelis & Company Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MC opened at $49.87 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $67.43 and a 200 day moving average of $70.93. The firm has a market cap of $3.74 billion, a PE ratio of 28.34 and a beta of 1.53. Moelis & Company has a one year low of $46.24 and a one year high of $82.89.

Moelis & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Moelis & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.21%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 147.73%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Moelis & Company news, insider Christopher Callesano sold 1,282 shares of Moelis & Company stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $94,868.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,798. The trade was a 51.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe sold 5,661 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $418,914.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 6,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $478,854. This trade represents a 46.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,721 shares of company stock valued at $1,677,017. Insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MC. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,147,315 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $601,924,000 after acquiring an additional 99,766 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Moelis & Company by 0.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,590,316 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $108,973,000 after purchasing an additional 10,698 shares during the period. Madison Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Moelis & Company during the fourth quarter worth $86,062,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 935,552 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $69,119,000 after buying an additional 12,632 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Moelis & Company by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 860,125 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $63,546,000 after buying an additional 36,736 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Co operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a client base including corporations, governments, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. The firm focuses on clients including large public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs and governments.